(Hardback, Main)

A playful and melancholy defense of forgetfulness by exploring the healing effect it can have on the human psyche, from the author of The Gift.

(Paperback)

Becoming Art provides a new analysis of the shifting cultural and social contexts that surround the production of Aboriginal art. Focuses on the perspective of the artists and the way they engage with the world of fine art, rather than the Western perspective of taking the artworks arrival at the gallery as a starting point.

(Paperback, Main)

In volume 4 of the series, The Masks of God, Creative Mythology, Campbell examines the entire inner story of modern culture, spanning its philosophic, spiritual and cultural history since the Dark Ages and investigating modern man's unique position as the creator of his own mythology.

(Paperback)

The author, head of one of Britain's largest firms of funeral directors, takes readers on a tour of the many traditions and practices associated with death from around the world, lifting the lid on the gruesome, the tragic, the hilarious and the mysterious secrets of the business of death.

(Paperback, Main)

From Florentine lesbian nuns to French cattle buggers Lascivious Bodies examines all sorts of sex, in all sorts of places, with all sorts of people.

(Paperback)

Step right up for a toe-curling cultural biography of humanitys earthbound extremity!

(Hardback)

From burial caves in Indonesia festooned with bones, to skulls smoking cigarettes, wearing beanie hats and sunglasses, and decorated with garlands of flowers in South America, the author ventures beyond the grave to find messages of hope and salvation.

(Paperback, Main)

Sex is often the closest they can get.'

All the present controversies about the family are really discussions about monogamy. Monogamy is so much taken for granted as the foundation of the family and of family values that, as with anything that seems essential, we are very wary of being critical of it.

(Paperback)

(Paperback, Main)

In volume 3 of the series, Occidental Mythology, Campbell examines the themes that underlie the art, worship and literature of the Western world.

(Paperback, Main)

In volume 2 of the series, Oriental Mythology, Campbell examines Eastern mythology as it developed in the distinctive religions of Egypt, India, China and Japan.

(Paperback)

The first comprehensive look at Japan's otaku collectors, including peeks inside their rooms and visits to their favorite stores.

(Paperback, Main)

In Volume 1 of the series, Primitive Mythology, Campbell examines the primitive roots of spiritual beliefs among our ancient ancestors.

(Paperback)

The way researchers write about Indigenous peoples in medical journals matters. These representations have influenced the way all Australians think about Indigenous peoples and their health and illnesses. This title is suitable for Australians who read or write health research about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

(Paperback)

The publication of 'An Introduction to Scottish Ethnology' sees the completion of the fourteen-volume Scottish Life and Society series, originally conceived by the eminent ethnologist Professor Alexander Fenton.

(Hardback)

Examines the variety in Scottish 'home life', and considers what has shaped its society. This book in fourteen volumes, aims to examine the interlocking strands of history, language and traditional culture within an international context and their contribution to the making of a national identity.

(Paperback, Main)

A report on Multi-Ethnic Britain, how it is changing, and the policies that have to be put in place.

(Paperback)

How the Nordic countries can teach us how to live better, healthier and more fulfilling lives

(Paperback, Main)

This is a study of hunter/gatherer culture. Brody studies the culture, and most especially the language, of the hunter/gatherers - the Inuit have 28 words for snow - and uses it to form insights into the way normal society works.

(Hardback)

A powerful and deeply personal exploration of a divided country - and a hopeful vision for change

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

After a death, certain arrangements have to be completed. What to Do When Someone Dies supports readers through the process. It explains the necessary forms, the function of people the bereaved may encounter (such as hospital staff, registrar, coroner, minister and funeral director) and the likely costs.

(Paperback, 6th ed.)

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(Paperback, 2nd edition)

John Berger introduces a new edition of his seminal study of migrant workers, illustrated by photographer Jean Mohr.